Definitions from Wiktionary (cease and desist)

▸ verb:  (law) To stop and not resume an action.
▸ noun:  (law, chiefly attributive) A written demand that a party stops and does not resume a certain behavior, such as copyright infringement, slander, or libel, threatening legal action if the recipient fails to do so.
▸ noun:  (US, law, chiefly attributive) An order by a government agency, sanctioned by a court, that one must stop and not resume a certain (usually illegal) behavior.





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